Minimalism emerged and developed as a reaction against the emotiveness of abstract expressionism. Although most of the artists involved did not regard themselves as part of a group, there are certain key factors which define minimalist work: this work discusses such characteristics.
A history of minimalist art, arguing that "minimalism" was not a coherent movement but a field of overlapping and sometimes opposed practices. It traces the emergence of six figures associated with the development - Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt, Robert Morris and Anne Truitt.
John McLean (b 1939) has been likened to British art's secret weapon: a self-propelled missile whose long career has been an unfettered exploration of abstraction and a unique journey into colour. This book celebrates his creativity in painting, as well as his forays into printmaking, sculpture and his designs for cathedral stained-glass windows.
Founded as a backlash against abstract expressionism, Minimalism was characterized by simplified, stripped-down forms and materials used to express ideas in a direct and impersonal manner. By presenting objects as simple objects, minimal artists sought to communicate without referring to expressive or historical themes.
Founded in 1903 by Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, and Fritz Waemdorfer, the Wiener Werkstatte ("Vienna Workshop") was a collective of architects and craftsmen which aimed at fusing architecture and interior design into a Gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art.
Featuring the work of American and European artists, this book traces the history of conceptual art from its origins in the Dada movement through to its current practitioners. It offers an accessible explanation of the phenomenon rooted in a social context. Aimed at A level and undergraduate students, as well as the general reader.
Explores the notion of "minimum", a concept rooted in the pursuit of simplicity, as applied to architecture, art and design. John Pawson captures the essential qualities of particular kinds of simplicity, and illustrates them with examples from architecture, photography, furniture and pottery.
Addresses the whole breadth of Donald Judd practices. Drawing on documents found in nearly twenty archives, the author explains why some of Judd's works of art seem startlingly ephemeral while others remain insistently physical. He also examines Judd's commitment to empirical values and his political activism.
Minimalism comprises one of the key movements in post-war art. The term 'minimalism' was coined to describe the work of a group of American artists who, in the 1960s, produced a decidedly unexpressionistic, reductive work with a hard industrial feel. This title examines the movement from its beginnings to its broader cultural influence.